Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue

A Girl Named Journey

October 8, 2017 by Ogee

How a garden is begun determines everything about how it grows. It starts with a solid foundation of good soil. It requires just the right amount of sunlight, water and nurturing until its roots are firmly planted to support its future brilliance. Maybe I am a gluten for punishment, or maybe I just love puppies. Either way, I find myself fostering another one. Her name is Journey. And like a new garden, she requires some nurturing to find her forever […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppies • Tags: dog rescue, German Shepherd mix puppy, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppy corrections, puppy training

Waiting. Hoping. Praying.

September 24, 2017 by Ogee

If the good deeds we have done together entitle us in any small way to call in a special request from above – we need that now. One of our own has fallen ill. She is loved and needed by her family, her extended rescue family, and by the dogs. Because I am helpless to do more right now than to call for the prayers and good wishes of all, I send you flowers from the garden we both love. […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Thought • Tags: hope, Prayer, Praying

In Defense of My Summer Garden…Again

September 3, 2017 by Ogee

Despite a LONG hot summer, the garden fared pretty well – until August, that is. The heat is partly to blame. Deadheading doesn’t help when 100+ degree temperatures shrink new buds into tater-tot size flowers. And it was certainly too hot to plant annuals as we usually do to keep the color going in the garden in between perennial blooms. But there are eight tiny reason that the garden looks a bit ragged right now. They marched in with yet […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Golden Retriever German Shepherd Mix Puppies, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppies

Wordless Wednesday: Puppy Love

August 30, 2017 by Ogee

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Photography, Puppies • Tags: Dog Photography, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppies, Rescue Puppies

Puppy Reunion

July 30, 2017 by Ogee

Who says that we don’t get paid at an all-volunteer rescue? Remember my subjects from Puppy Truths? Cici was adopted right away, but you might recall that two of them, Timmy and Wyatt, came home with us for a bit last winter when we thought the rains and flooding would never quit. My Yogi was happy to keep the little monsters company. It’s still unclear who the bigger puppy was! Recently, all three returned to Homeward Bound for a reunion. […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppies • Tags: Dogs, Gardens Golden Retrievers, Golden Retriever Puppies, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Puppy Reunion, Rewards of volunteering

Hope is a Road: Amelia’s Story

July 23, 2017 by Ogee

“Amelia is loose at Lake Tahoe. Can you post for help?” Amelia is a six-year-old “English Cream” Golden Retriever and retired breeder dog. And not from a responsible breeder. We see too many of them. They have spent their whole lives living outdoors and making puppies. They arrive shut down, fearful, and unsocialized. They connect with other dogs, but not quickly or easily with most humans. It can take weeks, months, and in some cases, years for them to overcome […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Rescue • Tags: Dog lost in Tahoe, dog rescue, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, hope

Buster’s Little Miracle

July 16, 2017 by Ogee

“He’s going to break your heart,” they said. Buster was an emergency transfer from a local shelter. He had been found stray and unable to use his back legs. His fate, if he stayed at the shelter, was clear. Homeward Bound – on Independence Day – was his last chance. His transport angel said he looked like he had given up. She thought he would just sleep on the long journey to safety. But after he was lifted into the […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Rescue • Tags: golden retriever rescue, Golden Retriever walks again, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, hope, Inspirational

Civility

July 2, 2017 by Ogee

It doesn’t matter if you were once rich, or poor… are powerful, or petite… young or old. Here, we are all equal dogs, and we’re all in this journey together. At the rescue, we don’t allow mouthy behavior. Being rude will get you schooled. And not playing nicely with others will quickly earn you a time out. Frustration is normal, but it doesn’t give you a green light to hurt others. Good social skills are not just encouraged – they […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Humanity • Tags: Being Kind, Canine Good Citizen, Civility, The Golden Rule